The National Transport Strategy Business Group: FOI release

Information requested

Details of the National Transport Strategy Business Group, including the date of formation, membership of this board, the cost to the Scottish Government from the date of formation to 4 October 2023 and are any members of the Board renumerated and if so what for.

Response

The first meeting of the National Transport Strategy Business Group was held in February 2022. The current members are Airport Operators Association (AOA), British Ports Association, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), Logistics UK, Road Haulage Association, VisitScotland, Scottish Engineering, Technology Scotland, Rail Freight Group, Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), Scottish Enterprise and Transport Scotland. There are no costs to record for this group from the date of formation to 4 October 2023. The members of this group are not renumerated for their participation.

Some of the information you have requested is available from https://www.transport.gov.scot/ourapproach/national-transport-strategy/. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.

This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

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